Increasing opportunity to progress to higher education for under-represented groups.

Our commitments

University of Plymouth has a regional, national and international reputation for its widening participation work. Our commitment is reflected in the University's ambition outlined in the University's Strategy 2020:

The strategy focuses primarily on three priority target groups, those disadvantaged by:

socio-economic class

disability

childhood experience in care.

Our broader strategy also embraces work related to age, gender and racial equality. In addition it provides for locally based higher education provision in the South West through a large portfolio of higher education level courses available within our partner college network.

Early engagement

Through our preparing for university guide, we aim to make the idea of studying at university more accessible for younger school students. We tackle choosing school subjects and A levels, and aim to debunk the myths associated with university study.